T-Mobile provided a quick update to their service restoration efforts letting all of their customers know that they are working hard to keep the network up and running for all the areas affected by Hurricane Irene. As of 1pm Pacific Time they were running at 85% operational service and we imagine they’ve already increased that number since the press release was issued.

How did T-Mobile service work for you during Hurricane Irene?

T-Mobile USA, Inc. today issued an update on its efforts to restore its wireless network in North Carolina, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions affected by Hurricane Irene.

Following is updated information from T-Mobile as of August 28 at 2:00 p.m. EDT:

T-Mobile’s Disaster Response Team has been deployed to areas first hit by Hurricane Irene throughout Virginia and North Carolina to conduct onsite recovery efforts. The team is deploying dozens of generators to restore service to cell sites that lost commercial power.

On average, 85 percent of T-Mobile wireless coverage is operational throughout the Northeast.

More than 97 percent of T-Mobile’s cell sites in North Carolina are now operational.

Virginia and the Washington D.C. markets are experiencing the highest impact due to widespread commercial power outages affecting millions of people. T-Mobile crews are visiting sites and bringing in additional generators to the hardest hit areas. T-Mobile has mobilized resources from across the country to support the recovery efforts.

For customers in these markets, the following T-Mobile stores are open for customers to visit in order to place calls or text messages to friends and family:

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I’m in CT. and 3 members of my family with T-mobile plans have NO service!

Nikki

I’m in CT. and 3 members of my family with T-mobile plans have NO service!

Nikki

I’m in CT. and 3 members of my family with T-mobile plans have NO service!

Annmtakach

I am so upset I just had major surgery and ca’t be left alone… my cell phone t-mobile is all i have and today I had chest pains and my service was still down!!!! I was alone and couldn’t even call an ambulance to help me…This is life and death to some people. We didn’t hardly get hit at all in Allentown pa. And It is taking too ling to restore my service… I cant go to the nearest store to make calls !!! do they get that??? I was really scared since i just got home from the hospital adn The cell is all i have !!!!!!! to help me…Please someone comment on this… I am luck to be able to type this right now…T-mobile has let me down many times with loss of service so many times and i live in aa heavy populated area?? This time is a dealbreaker. Thank god my neighbor stopped bye in the nick of time while i was having those chest pains and we used his service not t-mobile to save me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jlcamd

I believe you can still call 911 even with no service

Allcounty237

I agree, T-Mobile told me they are an in-bound call center and there is noting they can do to follow up with a technician or do anything about the service. I live in New Jersey and use the phone for business, been without service for over 6 days. These people are the worst and the supervisor (J) hung up on me.

Bill

Browns Mills NJ.. no service as of 5:30PM Sunday Aug. 29 when the power went off. Still not getting service at home. I get service a mile east and about 8 miles to the west (in car) but none at home. So.. no power, no house phone and no cell phone at home. Just great.

Michael

People, what do you want miracles?? It was a Hurricane. Tmobile can’t control that!!!!!Grow up

Michael

People, what do you want miracles?? It was a Hurricane. Tmobile can’t control that!!!!!Grow up

t-no-mobile

I guess you must have verizon or sprint. I have not had cell service in 3 days now, you obviously don’t need to call your family to see if they need anything huh?

I didn’t lose service till the hurricane was over, funny the verizon tower is next to the tmobile tower and they all have service???

Irritated in CT

Southeast CT, 1 to 2 bars max, spotty at best, keeps giving me ‘no network’ data is maxed at 2g if even that. Had to go to McDonalds for Wifi. 2 days in, we’ll see how long it takes. didn’t realize my phone and electricity dependency till this freaking hurricane.

Irritated in CT

Southeast CT, 1 to 2 bars max, spotty at best, keeps giving me ‘no network’ data is maxed at 2g if even that. Had to go to McDonalds for Wifi. 2 days in, we’ll see how long it takes. didn’t realize my phone and electricity dependency till this freaking hurricane.

Raymondgarcia1225

In Norwalk, Ct. No service yet. 2g 2bar at best and when making a call signal drops.
HTC Sensation 4g

guest

Manchester CT no service since Sunday night – power came back on late last night. I’m at work now in MA and finally have cell servcie again!

Gerenajk

groton ct. 1 bar, getting cut off and still continues to roam at the worst times

S.

I thought i was the only one but I guess not. I get full service in my house but if I step out I get almost no data services and at best 2 bars. When I drive by an area that was hit hard or still have no power I loose everything. I’m in Fairfield CT. I have T-mobile. My friend has Verizon and she was fine. During the storm I was fine. It started monday morning.

TMoFan

Service in my area is still out. I called up T-Mobile yesterday and I was told that five towers in my area were down and my G2 was trying to pick up a signal on a distant tower. They wouldn’t give me a time frame, but they did call me this morning to follow up but I told them still no data connection and intermittent voice signal. Neighbor has att and is still down as of this morning.

Twinspin23

Shelton, CT… still no service!

Allcounty237

I have been without service for 6 days. Called T-Mobile was told there is nothing they can do. Spoke with a Supervisor who also told me there was nothing they could do. T-Mobile is the worst…..Located in New Jersey

Kaylas22

Niantic CT No service since Saturday night and reall hating t-mobile right now. Its pretty crazy my house and office have power before my cell phone works.

Kaylas22

Niantic CT No service since Saturday night and reall hating t-mobile right now. Its pretty crazy my house and office have power before my cell phone works.

Cheryl

I have had no service in NJ at my home in West Milford NJ and at my office in Towaco, NJ…works in between. Of course TMobile can’t give me ANY information, and I don’t even see NJ listed here. Anyone have any clue what they’re doing out there? Funny, Verizon isn’t having ANY issues in this area…..

Rahewitt1

I have had no service – no network messages – so I found T-Mobile useless

Jinxedagain

Still nothing throughout the Atlantic City area and the only advice they can give me is keep trying.

Jinxedagain

Still nothing throughout the Atlantic City area and the only advice they can give me is keep trying.

Anonymous

My service was working perfectly but for some reason on Thursday I stopped receiving emails and had no internet connectivity. Text and phone service works fine. Anyone else seeing this?

Collinsnuthouse

We have had no service on all five lines on my plan at home, surrounding areas and work for a week and a half now. Since I work from home, I cannot use my phone all day unless I get in my car and drive. T mobile is blaming it on the utility company in my area and says they must not have restored full power to the towers in my area, but everyone in my town has power. They have no idea when it will be fixed. They are not honoring early termination due to our service not working properly and will not give me a good faith estimate of how long I’m supposed to wait without service until they will let me out of my contract. They also cannot send me a copy of my contract and have said I need to go back to the store I made the purchase from and get it from them. They are 40 minutes away. They gave me information to contact customer relations, but there is no telephone number, only an address to send a letter to, with a response in 7 to 10 days. They customer service people just read off a script and have no real answers.

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